Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-09
PERSONAL.

OTTO HJALNER HJORTH BoYRsEN is said TO
draw $4,000 year from the Century.
SIR THOMAS MARrINEAU. Mayor Of Bir
mingham. Eng. who has just been knlehted
is Il nephew OF Harriet Martineau, the poet,
ess.
JOHN 6. SAKE was six feet two in height
ana broad in proportion. He had a mannIf-
cent head which was finely poised upon broad
and stalwart shoulders.
TaE most conspicuous citizen Of Took
Haven, Pa, Is SAID to be a 6-year-od nov
named Roy l.. Schuyler, who pockets fifteen
pool balls without losing his turn.
THE name of the new Secretary of the
Treasury appears in the Harvard cata Iogue
as Carolus Stebbus Falrchild, G. ass OF p63
Harvard is now rejoicing in the fact that she
can boast OF two graduates in the present
Cabinet.
MRS. HENDRICKS says she has no intention
OF writing memoir OF the late Vice Pres-
dent. but she mas carefully arranged all his
papers ana books Tor future reference by some
person or persons who may be engaged in
writing history.
JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG, 1t is said, has con-
cluded arrangements for his history OF the
civil life Of Gen. Grant. Now that he has re-
covered hls health, Mr.. Young viii devote mis-
time 10 preparing record of Grants life
after he ceased 10 command the armies of tho
nation. IL IL understood that the Grant fam
lily Ia very ANXIOUS TO have Mr.. Young ac-
THOMAS BAILEY ALDRIoH was sei2ee with
stage fright at the rea ing in Boston last
week for tho Longfelow Memorial Fund.
lie came forw ard ike anawkward scboolbov
stood hrst on one foot and then on another,
aud seemed 10 suner real agony in his EN- bar,
rassment. One bright Boston girl who knovvs
a rea, poet when she sees him, exclaimed i'm
amazement:. ITO think that he should he
afraid OF us"
ONE OF the secrets OF Mr.. Parnell's success
Is that he has never lnterfered outside OF
Parliamentary business. When outside Of
Parliament he acts the part Of Agitptor:
when within Parliament he dcyotes hftnsplf
to the duty of Legislator; but he is always on
hand, either within or without Parliament
to further the cause OF the people iSut he
never speaks except when he has something
important TO say.
II. Il. II. THE FRINGE OF WALES, gets al
most az many remarkable letters AZ an ed
itOr. \ recent CORES pOudcnt who calls him
self "a Door negro IN West Africa, a shoe.
maker by trade, hopustly brought up.n being
~ be declares, destitute OF the moans OF sun
porting himself and family, "most humbly
ana earnestly Graves ana soliCtts your royal
patronage IN reRd ring him any trivial or
paltry ana aa 70 lies IN your ROYAL mower -
Paltry aid from the Prince OF Wales is good
very good.
WALT WHITMAN b. living. &C the age OF 10.
IN Camden, ON the Delaware. Tho old poet
is ~ poor hualth. having mad paralyuc
stroke some months agO. l4 white hair r.
long aud unheWpt. his mild grey eye b. dim
and h~ iall figure To- bent with age. lie spends
hlh time iu disofdered library. clad in ul-
ntuug clothes, Win ffded shawl about his
shoulders AID pair 81 wen-worn slippers ON
his ieet. NE Volce a clear AID arm. 10
says that me tsy0rita poet IL Tennyson lie
is not in actual want, anu receives assistance
from friends in England. Ilis books furuiah
ham . snail income